Eccentrically hinged tractor wheel cleaner



Aug. 30, 1932. c. R. MEYER ET AL ECCENTRICALLY HINGED TRACTOR WHEEL CLEANER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 die 7:568 R. Me g e7;

Filed Sept. 21. 1931 ATTORNEY Aug. 30, 1932. x c. R. MEYER ET AL 1,875,252

ECCENTRICALLY HINGED TRACTOR WHEEL CLEANER Filed Sept. 21, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Laries E. Meyer;

fiagd if? UOJQINVENTOR a WITNESS' ATTORNEY Patented Au so, 1932 r 1 75 252 UNITED STATES PAT ENT OFFICE CHARLES R. MEYER AND FLOYD W. COX, OF MOROCCO, INDIANA EGGENTRIGALLY HINGED TRACTOR WHEEL CLEANER Application filed September 21, 1931. Serial No. 564,236.

This invention relates to a wheel cleaner carried by the clip 8 and the arm 5. The adapted to be applied to a tractor and it conpin 9 passes through the clip and the said sists in the novel features hereinafter dearm, as best-shown in Figure of the drawscribed and claimed. ings. An adjustable brace device is inter- 5 The object of the invention is to provide posed between the snap pin 9 and the casing 55 a cleaner of the character stated, adapted to be 3, said device consists of ear members 10, one mounted upon the gear casing of a tractor of which is pivoted to the casing 3 and the wheel, and having a blade so mounted as to other lying between the clip 8 and the arm bear upon the periphery of the wheel between 5 and surrounding the snap pin 9. A bolt 11 the lines of lugs which are mounted upon passes through the inner ends of the ear co 'the wheel rim. I members 10 and is provided with clamp nuts A further object of the invention is to pro- 12 which are screwed upon the bolt at the videacleaner as stated, includingabreakable opposite sides of the inner ends of the ear part, which will fracture in the event that members. I

15 the blade strikes an obstruction lodged be- The adjustable brace device is provided so 85 tween the lugs and inasmuch as the cleaner that the blade 7 can be adjusted to or from is eccentrically and pivotally mounted with the periphery of the wheel 1. This adjustrelation to the wheel, the blade will pass ment is to prevent blade 7 from hearing under the said obstructing object and force directly upon periphery of wheel and cansthe same from between the lugs. ing undue wear of periphery of wheel or In the accompanying drawings blade 7. This adjustment also compensates Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a for wear of blade 7.

tractor wheel with the cleaner applied to the In operation as the wheel 1 turns in a forthe gear casing thereof. ward direction, the blade 7 passes under any Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same. material which may have gathered between Figure 3 is a rear elevational view of the the lugs 2 and force the same out from be same. tween the said lugs. In the event that a Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view stone should lodge between the lugs, the

cut on the line 44: of Figure 1. blade 7 will enter between the stone and the H Figure 5 is a similar view out on the line periphery wheel, and as the pressure upon 55 of Figure 1. the blade and the arm increases, the pin 9 Figure 6 is a detailed fragmentary secwill break and the arm 5 is swung m an uptional view out on the line 66 of Figure 1. ward direction whereby the blade 7 passes As illustrated in the accompanying drawfrom under the stone. This is due to the fact ings the tractor wheel is shown at 1. Trac-' that the arm 5 is eccentrically mounted with 80 tor lugs 2 are mounted upon periphery of the relation to the wheel 1. After the periphery wheel and the said lugs are arranged in rows of the wheel has been cleared, the arm 5 may there being a row adjacent each edge of the be swung back, a new snap pin inserted, and 40 periphery of the wheel and with a space bethe tractor may continue upon its course.

tween said rows. The usual gear casing 3 is The attachment prevents the soil from ac- .mounted at the side of the Wheel. A bracket cumulating between the mud lugs and the 4 is attached to the side of the casing and an periphery of the wheel causing slippage and arm 5 is pivoted tothe said bracket. The also preventing the formation of ruts in the 45 arm 5 is provided with an angularly disposed space of the ground.

end 6, and a blade 7 is carried by the end por- Having described the invention, what is tion 6 of the arm 5 and bears at its edge upon claimed is the periphery of the wheel in the space be A tractor wheel cleaner comprising a tween the two rows of lugs. A clip 8 is bracket having a support, an arm pivoted to 50 mounted at the side of the arm 5 and a snap the bracket, a blade carried by the arm and V pin 9 of wood or other fragile material is adapted to bear upon the periphery of the wheeLb; snap pinemounted upon thearm and an extensible'connection mounted upon the snap pin and adapted to be connected with the bracket support.

In testimony he1 'e f We afi'lx our signatures; v f "CHARLES R. MEYER,

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